Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGen), the power generation unit of Manila Electric Co., announced that it has signed a partnership with Saudi Arabia’s water desalination firm ACWA Power. In a statement on Wednesday, June 4, MGen said it signed an agreement with ACWA to explore renewable energy (RE)...
In the quest to materialize the great regional grid interlink across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) is projecting around $16 billion (approximately ₱890 billion) worth of investments to pursue the development of key...
ILOILO CITY—Companies under the Razon group have the cheapest rate in the islands of Panay and Negros. In a recent power forum in Iloilo City, it was found out that MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) and Negros Electric and Power Corp. (Negros Power) have lower rates for residential...
Lopez-led First Gen Corporation, via its subsidiary First Gas Power Corporation, is seeking approval from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the extension of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) covering its 1,000-megawatt Santa Rita gas-fired plant,...
Manuel V. Pangilinan-led Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is making moves in the distribution utility (DU) and its generation business through an ongoing partnership with South Korea. In an ambush interview with Ronnie L. Aperocho, Meralco’s executive vice president and chief operating officer...
The ongoing rise of artificial intelligence (AI) sees Aboitiz Power Corporation’s Transition Business Group (TBG) reportedly planning to weave smart technology and data analytics into its coal operations. In a statement this Thursday, May 29, AboitizPower announced that its AI integration will...
Consumers in Catanduanes will be forced to sweat through longer hours of rotational brownouts due to the ₱538 million worth of unpaid obligations of state-run National Power Corporation (NPC) to power supplier Sunwest Water and Electric Co. Inc. (SUWECO). SUWECO, which operates at least five...
Therma South, Inc. (TSI), an Aboitiz Power Corporation subsidiary, recently released 67 hatchlings from the first of five sea turtle (pawikan) nests found along the shoreline of the power plant in Binugao, Toril, Davao City. TSI team members, local barangay officials, and experts from Ridge to Reef...
The Department of Energy (DOE) will be locking horns with system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to resolve the “ mismatch ” in the country’s transmission development game plan, to ensure that the grid actually delivers where the capacities are needed....
Meralco PowerGen Corporation (MGen), the power generation arm of Manila Electric Company (Meralco), announced that its subsidiary, PacificLight Power Ltd. (PLP), is on track to begin operations of its additional 100-megawatt Fast Start gas turbine capacity this quarter. MGen stated that PLP is set...
Three moms from Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon shared stories of delicate balancing acts and rewarded commitments as they recounted their experiences in Elevate AIDA, a program that empowers women by teaching them remote work skills and basic professional and computer abilities. Elevate AIDA — which...
State-backed Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) is muscling up its energy game, as it just recently brought in former National Power Corporation (NPC) President Ma. Gladys Cruz-Sta Rita in its executive team as Vice President of Investment Management Group, a strategic hire that could help beef...
